Презентация, доклад на тему Analysis of the poem How to eat a Poem

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1. Analysis of the poem How to eat a Poem
2. Can you guess the title of the poem?
3. by Eve MerriamHow to Eat a Poem
4. Reading (5-7 min)
5. "How to Eat a Poem" Examine the
6. Describe the poem’srhyme schemethememessageparaphrase one stanzaproblem/questionresolution/answerturnstylistic devices stanzas
7. Sample answersHow To Eat A Poem focuses
8. As implied, the poem is fruit-like because
9. Eve Merriam

Can you guess the title of the poem?

Слайд 1Poem analysis
Poetic devices, theme, message, problem, solution, turn, meter, rhyme

Слайд 2Can you guess the title of the poem?

Слайд 3by Eve Merriam
How to Eat a

Poem

Слайд 4Reading (5-7 min)

Слайд 5"How to Eat a Poem"
Examine the Title
Read Slowly and Read

Aloud
Identify the Speaker
Determine the Subjects
Determine the Types of Imagery and Metaphor Used
The Poem Isn't Just About Meaning

Слайд 6Describe the poem’s
rhyme scheme
theme
message
paraphrase one stanza
problem/question
resolution/answer
turn
stylistic devices
stanzas

Describe the poem’srhyme schemethememessageparaphrase one stanzaproblem/questionresolution/answerturnstylistic devices stanzas

Слайд 7Sample answers
How To Eat A Poem focuses on the idea that

all poems are a kind of food and can be popped into the mouth, chewed on, swallowed and digested. It is aimed at the mouths of babes and children but could be nutritious for adults too.
“Whatever you do, find ways to read poetry. Eat it, drink it, enjoy it, share it.”
Note the imperative, Bite in - the reader can hardly refuse such an abrupt invitation. The speaker is saying that the reader ought just to get stuck in. The speaker is saying that we shouldn't be afraid to be ourselves because the poem is there to be eaten. It is pure nourishment.

Sample answersHow To Eat A Poem focuses on the idea that all poems are a kind of

Слайд 8As implied, the poem is fruit-like because it has ripened -

in the heart and mind of the poet - and now the reader is the one who finally gets the benefit of all this ripening.
All you need is a digestive system to appreciate the poem. No implements or domestic furniture of any kind is needed.
The poem can be eaten whole, with no waste. It's a kind of perfect food, made entirely of words. The digestive system becomes the eyes, the ears, the heart, the mind, the whole person